Stop the Bleeding, Heal the Wound: The Role of Fertilizer Subsidies in Food Security, Zomba District, Malawi

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dc.contributor.authorJavdani, Marie S.
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-30T21:56:33Z
dc.date.available2009-12-30T21:56:33Z
dc.date.issued2009-09
dc.descriptionxiv, 126 p. : ill., map. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe government of Malawi is being lauded internationally for having ostensibly eliminated hunger within its borders through a subsidy that makes available chemical fertilizers to smallholder farmers. Development scholarship and policy have recently turned toward promoting a "new" Green Revolution in Africa for the establishment of food security and the advancement of economic development. Many view the increased use of chemical fertilizer in Malawian agriculture and the resultant rise in maize yieldsdescribed by such publications as the New York Times as the "Malawi Mirac1e"-as evidence that the prescribed NGR is indeed a recipe for success. This thesis places the subsidy in its historical and theoretical framework and discusses the extent to which production-end strategies accomplish the goals of food security. Also discussed are nonproduction measures that are essential to creating a reliable and accessible food system.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Peter A. Walker, Chair; Derrick L. Hinderyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10060
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Geography, M.A., 2009;
dc.subjectAgriculture -- Malawi
dc.subjectFood security -- Africa
dc.subjectFood security -- Malawi
dc.subjectMalawi
dc.titleStop the Bleeding, Heal the Wound: The Role of Fertilizer Subsidies in Food Security, Zomba District, Malawien_US
dc.title.alternativeRole of Fertilizer Subsidies in Food Security, Zomba District, Malawien_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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